Interpretivism and the Meaning of Mental State Ascriptions
Keywords:
mental states, mind-body problem, interpretivismAbstract
Interpretivism is often seen as the theory according to which mental state ascription is useful, even though mental states do no really exist. this “as if” theory is widely held to be untenable. In this paper I argue that in order to avoid an “as if” reading of interpretivism, we should embrace the strongest version of this theory.
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